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Henny Koch (22 September 1854 – 13 June 1925) was a German children's author and translator. She was born in Alsfeld, Grand Duchy of Hesse. From 1898 on, she lived in Jugenheim an der Bergstraße in Hessia, Germany, where she died in 1925. She produced the first German translation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1890. Henny Koch wrote 29 books, primarily targeting a young female audience. Her books were often serialized in the bourgeois illustrated girls' magazine "Das Kränzchen". Some titles were published in eight countries. Her most successful work was a series of novels, beginning with Papas Junge, in which you can accompany the protagonist through her life as a young girl, a mother and grandmother. A film has been made based on this novel Il birichino di papà, Italy, 1943, directed by Raffaello Matarazzo with music by Nino Rota.

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  • Full name: Henny Koch
  • Born: 1854-09-22
  • Nationality: Germany
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q97786

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Henny Koch (22 September 1854 – 13 June 1925) was a German children's author and translator.

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